Hi Zelda, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. It's a good place to come, spend some time, learn about the dulcimer, and to meet some good people.
So good to have you join, Grizelda. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. It is great you are playing in the style of John Jacob Niles. There are indeed a goodly number of historical dulcimer songs. There may not be a lot of tab but that is not too difficult to create. Let us know if you have questions. We are here to support each other.
Welcome to FOTMD, Grizelda. It's good to have you aboard. I look forward to hearing your recordings. John Jacob Niles is quite a character to emulate. For most folks he is somewhat of an acquired taste. It take a bit listening to get accustomed to his performances. As to "historical" dulcimer songs a good resource is Cecil Sharp's and Olive Dame Campbell's, English Folks Songs of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. You can do an internet search for it. It is now in the public domain so you can read it on the internet. Most of the songs were collected unaccompanied by an instrument. Sharp did not listen to dulcimer players, but these ballads would have been known to and sung by dulcimer players. I look forward to you participation here.
Hi Zelda, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. It's a good place to come, spend some time, learn about the dulcimer, and to meet some good people.
Ben
So good to have you join, Grizelda. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. It is great you are playing in the style of John Jacob Niles. There are indeed a goodly number of historical dulcimer songs. There may not be a lot of tab but that is not too difficult to create. Let us know if you have questions. We are here to support each other.
Welcome to FOTMD, Grizelda. It's good to have you aboard. I look forward to hearing your recordings. John Jacob Niles is quite a character to emulate. For most folks he is somewhat of an acquired taste. It take a bit listening to get accustomed to his performances. As to "historical" dulcimer songs a good resource is Cecil Sharp's and Olive Dame Campbell's, English Folks Songs of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. You can do an internet search for it. It is now in the public domain so you can read it on the internet. Most of the songs were collected unaccompanied by an instrument. Sharp did not listen to dulcimer players, but these ballads would have been known to and sung by dulcimer players. I look forward to you participation here.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."